US man held in NKorea rallied against Pyongyang
By HYUNG-JIN KIM
The Associated Press
Wednesday, March 24, 2010; 10:06 AM
SEOUL, South Korea — A Boston man detained in North Korea is a quiet, devout Christian so concerned about an American missionary held in Pyongyang that he was moved to tears at rallies protesting the communist regime, fellow activists said Wednesday.
North Korea announced Monday that Aijalon Mahli Gomes, 30, would stand trial after entering the country illegally. The trial date was not mentioned in a brief report in state media.
It was not immediately clear why Gomes, who taught English in South Korea, went to the communist country. However, activists in Seoul said he was an acquaintance of Robert Park, a fellow Christian from Arizona who crossed into North Korea on Christmas in a bold bid to draw attention to the country's human rights situation.
In the days after Park's arrest, Gomes attended at least two rallies in Seoul calling for Park's release, a Seoul-based activist said.
“I saw him weeping,” Jo Sung-rae of Pax Koreana said.
Park, 26, of Tucson, was released last month after more than 40 days in North Korean custody, with the North's state media saying he offered an apology for his transgressions. ..................
Maybe the, “I hate America”-guy was someone else? This is confusing.
This guy sound totally the opposite.